diff --git a/node/network/src/peer_manager/config.rs b/node/network/src/peer_manager/config.rs
index 5520601..56607d1 100644
--- a/node/network/src/peer_manager/config.rs
+++ b/node/network/src/peer_manager/config.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::{fmt::Debug, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 use duration_str::deserialize_duration;
+use libp2p::PeerId;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 /// The time in seconds between re-status's peers.
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ pub const DEFAULT_PING_INTERVAL_INBOUND: u64 = 20;
 pub const DEFAULT_TARGET_PEERS: usize = 50;
 
 /// Configurations for the PeerManager.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct Config {
     /* Peer count related configurations */
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub ping_interval_inbound: u64,
     /// Interval between PING events for peers dialed by us.
     pub ping_interval_outbound: u64,
+
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    pub filters: Filters,
 }
 
 impl Default for Config {
@@ -52,6 +56,29 @@ impl Default for Config {
             status_interval: DEFAULT_STATUS_INTERVAL,
             ping_interval_inbound: DEFAULT_PING_INTERVAL_INBOUND,
             ping_interval_outbound: DEFAULT_PING_INTERVAL_OUTBOUND,
+            filters: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 }
+#[derive(Clone)]
+
+pub struct Filters {
+    /// Decide whether to dail to specified peer.
+    pub dail_peer_filter: Option<Arc<dyn Fn(&PeerId) -> bool + Sync + Send + 'static>>,
+}
+
+impl Default for Filters {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Filters {
+            dail_peer_filter: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Debug for Filters {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("Filters")
+            .field("dail_peer_filter", &self.dail_peer_filter.is_some())
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/node/network/src/peer_manager/mod.rs b/node/network/src/peer_manager/mod.rs
index 9ee4936..81d4806 100644
--- a/node/network/src/peer_manager/mod.rs
+++ b/node/network/src/peer_manager/mod.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ pub struct PeerManager {
     discovery_enabled: bool,
     /// Keeps track if the current instance is reporting metrics or not.
     metrics_enabled: bool,
+
+    filters: config::Filters,
 }
 
 /// The events that the `PeerManager` outputs (requests).
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ impl PeerManager {
             status_interval,
             ping_interval_inbound,
             ping_interval_outbound,
+            filters,
         } = cfg;
 
         // Set up the peer manager heartbeat interval
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ impl PeerManager {
             heartbeat,
             discovery_enabled,
             metrics_enabled,
+            filters,
         })
     }
 
@@ -277,6 +281,10 @@ impl PeerManager {
             }
         }
 
+        if let Some(dail_peer_filter) = self.filters.dail_peer_filter.clone() {
+            to_dial_peers.retain(|peer_id| dail_peer_filter(peer_id));
+        }
+
         // Queue another discovery if we need to
         self.maintain_peer_count(to_dial_peers.len());
 
diff --git a/node/src/client/builder.rs b/node/src/client/builder.rs
index 7d345c8..e8f916d 100644
--- a/node/src/client/builder.rs
+++ b/node/src/client/builder.rs
@@ -134,11 +134,21 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
     }
 
     /// Starts the networking stack.
-    pub async fn with_network(mut self, config: &NetworkConfig) -> Result<Self, String> {
+    pub async fn with_network(mut self, mut config: NetworkConfig) -> Result<Self, String> {
         let executor = require!("network", self, runtime_context).clone().executor;
+        let store = require!("network", self, store).clone();
+        let file_location_cache = require!("network", self, file_location_cache).clone();
+
+        // only dail to peers that shard config matched
+        config.peer_manager.filters.dail_peer_filter = Some(Arc::new(move |peer_id| {
+            match file_location_cache.get_peer_config(peer_id) {
+                Some(v) => store.get_shard_config().intersect(&v),
+                None => true,
+            }
+        }));
 
         // construct the libp2p service context
-        let service_context = network::Context { config };
+        let service_context = network::Context { config: &config };
 
         // construct communication channel
         let (send, recv) = new_network_channel();
diff --git a/node/src/config/convert.rs b/node/src/config/convert.rs
index 67346a2..a0dc345 100644
--- a/node/src/config/convert.rs
+++ b/node/src/config/convert.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl ZgsConfig {
         network_config.private = self.network_private;
 
         network_config.peer_db = self.network_peer_db;
-        network_config.peer_manager = self.network_peer_manager;
+        network_config.peer_manager = self.network_peer_manager.clone();
         network_config.disable_enr_network_id = self.discv5_disable_enr_network_id;
 
         Ok(network_config)
diff --git a/node/src/main.rs b/node/src/main.rs
index 29db29e..9c42046 100644
--- a/node/src/main.rs
+++ b/node/src/main.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ async fn start_node(context: RuntimeContext, config: ZgsConfig) -> Result<Client
         .with_log_sync(log_sync_config)
         .await?
         .with_file_location_cache(config.file_location_cache)
-        .with_network(&network_config)
+        .with_network(network_config)
         .await?
         .with_chunk_pool(chunk_pool_config)
         .await?